Amateurs
to Arms! John Elting.
For the Military side of the war. Takes an unabashedly American view,
but is blunt about mistakes on both sides. One of the best for battles,
strategy, and "the big picture".

A
sorrow in our Hearts Allen W. Eckert.
A bio of Tecumseh that covers (in part) actions of the war from an
Indian point of view. It is a narrative, as is his Winning of America Series.
See Gateway to Empire for the War of 1812 in Chicago. I can recommend the
entire series, from the Frontiersman to Twilight of Empire, although the
War of 1812 is only a small part of what is covered.

The
Shawnee Prophet R. David Edmunds.
A book that takes an opposite view of most historians - that the Prophet
was the brains behind the Indian resistance, not Tecumseh. It is an interesting
book, I don't quite believe his theory (he never really explains how or
why Tecumseh was able to hijack the Prophet's movement) but it is worth
reading for an alternate point of view. What is really interesting is that
he and Eckert use a lot of the same primary sources, but reach totally
different conclusions!

The
Potowattomies R. David Edmunds.
Covering the history of this tribe to 1840, it covers their actions
(mostly hostile) during the War of 1812.

Tecumseh's
Last Stand John Sugden
Covers the campaign of 1813 where William Henry Harrison pursued Proctor
and Tecumseh into Canada, resulting in the defeat of the British and the
death of Tecumseh. It seems to focus not only on Tecumseh, but to rehabilitate
Proctor's reputation (to a point). Makes a decent case that Proctor, while
an idiot, was at least not a coward. Interesting coverage of a campaign
often overlooked.

Wau-Bun
Juliette Kinzie.
Recently republished by the University of Illinois, it is a primary
source for the Ft. Dearborn massacre. The daughter in law of people present
at the massacre, it mostly covers her experiences among the Winnebagoes
in Wisconsin in the 1830's.